[CAUT] Source for Plate Screws Needed

[Willem Blees]

Have you tried Schaff? They bought American Piano Supply. But they 
also had a screw division. Did Schaff buy that, too? 

Wim 

Quoting Kenneth Eschete <k-eschete at northwestern.edu>:

> I need a source for large plate screws:  #24 51/2''; # 18 5/12''
> I've tried Pianotek.  Any suggestions out there?
> 
> Ken Eschete
> Northwestern University
> 
> At 01:01 PM 3/12/2007, you wrote:
> >Fred,
> >
> >Thanks for the photos though it would be nice if the final was more
> of a
> >close-up so we can see how the two parts of the knot join up. Being
> an
> >ex-Boyscout, I've tried the sheetbend knot before but never could
> feel
> >as comfortable doing it as I do with the normal splice. Must be
> >something about how my brain works (or doesn't).
> >
> >Eric
> >
> >Eric Wolfley, RPT
> >Head Piano Technician
> >Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
> >University of Cincinnati
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of
> >Fred Sturm
> >Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 7:29 PM
> >To: College and University Technicians
> >Subject: [CAUT] Sheetbend string splice
> >
> >Hi all,
> >         I took a few pictures of a mock up of the "sheetbend"
> string
> >splice
> >I was trying to describe a week or so ago. Hope it's helpful to
> >somebody. Sorry about the poor photo quality. Obviously one needs a
> >tripod to get this kind of detail in good focus.
> 
> Kenneth P. Eschete
> Director, Keyboard Maintenance Office
> Northwestern University School of Music
> 711 Elgin Road
> Evanston, Illinois 60208
> Phone:  847-467-6970  Email:  k-eschete at northwestern.edu 
> 
> 


Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA
205-348-1469